Leadership and People Management

Being A Leader, Not a Counsellor

When times are tough, we all need someone to talk to. Whether that’s a family member, friend, or partner. As a leader, you want to be supportive, too. But what happens when supportive coaching tips over into counselling? Good leaders know how to maintain balance. Your team should be able to come to you with worries and problems. But you should also feel confident setting professional boundaries. It’s a tricky balance to get right, but it is possible. This course will teach you how.

Learning outcomes:

Recognise the difference between coaching and counselling to create a clear boundary in your leadership role
Identify key steps you can take to avoid becoming a counsellor to your team

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What you will learn

Who is this course for

This course, one of a series of useful people management skills courses, will help you recognise the difference between coaching and counselling to create a clear boundary in your leadership role. It’ll also show you the key steps you can take to avoid becoming a counsellor to your team.

This online training course, part of a key people support collection, has been designed for school leaders and managers.

Why choose iAM Compliant

Peace of mind with testing

This course also has an assessment at the end which allows learners to test their understanding and helps businesses demonstrate a level of competence in the topic.

Accessibility

Everyone has the right to learn and learner need can vary depending on environment or disabilities. To support this diversity, we provide transcripts so people have text options for media, alongside subtitles for all videos.